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Roselia is a Japanese all-female
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's media franchise ''
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''. Formed in 2016, the group's members portray fictional characters in the project's
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'' in addition to performing their characters' respective instruments in live concerts. Roselia consists of
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(vocals), Haruka Kudō (guitar), Yuki Nakashima (bass),
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(drums), and
Kanon Shizaki is a Japanese voice actress and musician who is currently freelance and was previously affiliated with Ace Crew Entertainment. She plays the keyboard for the band Roselia of the ''BanG Dream!'' franchise, which includes portraying the character ...
(keyboard). In-universe, the band is represented by Yukina Minato (Aiba), Sayo Hikawa (Kudō), Lisa Imai (Nakashima), Ako Udagawa (Sakuragawa), and Rinko Shirokane (Shizaki).
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and
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, who respectively played the bass and keyboard as Lisa and Rinko, were part of the group's original lineup before leaving the franchise in 2018. Of the nine bands in ''BanG Dream!'', Roselia is one of six whose members perform their own music in concerts. The group has produced 13 singles and four albums.


History


Early history (2016–2017)

Roselia first appeared at the
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in September 2016 to promote the upcoming mobile rhythm game ''BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!''. Serving as special guests, the group consisted of Aina Aiba (Yukina), Haruka Kudō (Sayo), Yurika Endō (Lisa), Megu Sakuragawa (Ako), and Satomi Akesaka (Rinko). At the time, Roselia was one of two groups in the franchise whose members were voice actresses that could perform their characters' instruments live, joining
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. In February 2017, Roselia's live concert debut took place at BanG Dream! 3rd Live Sparklin'Party 2017 at
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, where they were introduced as secret guests. According to Endō, the band had practiced for approximately half a year prior to the show. The group played three songs:
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s of the opening
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to '' Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth'' and ''
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'', followed by the original piece "Black Shout". "Black Shout" (officially stylized in
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) was released as the band's debut single on 19 April with the coupling track "Louder"; the single peaked at seventh on the
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. On 30 April, Roselia performed at Bushiroad's ten-year anniversary concert at
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alongside Poppin'Party, during which they played a second original piece "Re:birth day". The song would be released as Roselia's second single on 28 June, and topped at ninth on Oricon's weekly chart. Roselia's first standalone live concert Rosenlied was on 30 June 2017 at Shibuya Duo Music Exchange; Rosenlied is German for "Song of the Rose", and the band's later shows and albums would also use German words as titles. Following an overwhelmingly positive reception, a second performance with the same name was held on 29 July at the larger
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. In August, the band performed at
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, where they played "Black Shout" and "Louder". Their third single "Passionate Starmine" was released later in the month; it peaked at third on the Oricon Daily Chart and seventh in the weekly ranking. The single's coupling track "-Heroic Advent-" was used as the ending theme song for the anime '' Cardfight!! Vanguard G: Z''. Their second concert Zeit ("time") was conducted at
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on 8 October. Ten days later, the Roselia-centric
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show ''Radio Shout!'' began broadcast, with Kudō and Sakuragawa serving as hosts. A fourth single "Oneness" came out in late November. In September 2017, Aiba and Kudō hosted a live talk panel at the Bushiroad-organized CharaExpo in
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. The following year, Roselia played a concert at CharaExpo USA 2018 in
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alongside ''BanG Dream!'' bands Poppin'Party and Raise A Suilen. The three groups returned to the expo in 2019. Aiba was also a special guest at
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2018 in
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, Australia, to promote ''Girls Band Party!''. The ''BanG Dream!'' anime began in 2017, in which Roselia appeared as characters. When
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series, became the show's animator in 2018, they prepared for the second season by animating a music video for Roselia's song "Neo-Aspect". Roselia would also perform the season's theme music "Brave Jewel" and "Safe and Sound".


First album and departures (2018–2019)

The group's first album ''Anfang'' ("Beginning" in German), which contain their first five singles at the time, was released on 2 May 2018. The album sold 25,000 copies and was downloaded 5,510 times in its first week of release, enabling it to rank second on the
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and top the Oricon and
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digital album charts. By the end of the year, ''Anfang'' had approximately 45,266 sales, the 14th-most for an anime album in 2018. Singles released during the year included "Opera of the wasteland" (21 March, released in conjunction with Poppin'Party's "CiRCLING" for the franchise's first dual-release day), "R" (25 July), and "Brave Jewel" (12 December). The band would also perform the opening theme "Legendary" for ''
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''. In 2018, Endō and Akesaka left the band and franchise for medical reasons. Endō participated in her final concert with Roselia at the BanG Dream! 5th Live (subtitled Ewigkeit, German for "Eternity") on 13 May; her replacement Yuki Nakashima debuted at the show, and the two played together with the band as part of a six-person performance. "R" was the band's first single with Nakashima as Lisa. Akesaka's last event was the Roselia Fan Meeting 2018 at Culttzz Kawasaki on 17 September, and an open audition was conducted to find her replacement. On 7 November, the band's four members held a live titled Vier (German for "Four") at Shinagawa Stellar Ball, with Kanon Shizaki being announced as Roselia's new keyboardist shortly after. Endō and Akesaka's voice roles were also updated with Nakashima and Shizaki's in ''Girls Band Party!''. Roselia's eighth single and first of 2019, "Safe and Sound", was one of six released by the franchise on 20 February (with each band producing a track). Every single ranked in the top ten in the Oricon Daily Chart for 19 February, with "Safe and Sound" being the highest in third. Another single "Fire Bird" came out in July. At the end of the year, music download store
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released a list of the site's most downloaded anime albums, with Roselia singles occupying three of the top ten positions ("Fire Bird" in fourth, "Brave Jewel" in ninth, and "Safe and Sound" in tenth). The band returned to Animelo Summer Live in August 2019; in addition to playing three original songs, Roselia partnered with
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for a cover of her song "This Game". Other shows during the year included the band's first outdoor performance Flamme/Wasser ("Flame/Water" in German) at Fuji-Q Highland Conifer Forest in August and the joint concert Rausch und/and Craziness with Raise A Suilen at Makuhari Messe in late November; a second Rausch live took place at
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in February 2020.


Second album and anime films (2020–present)

2020 saw Roselia's tenth single "Promise" be released on 15 January, followed by their second album ''Wahl'' six months later. ''Wahl'', which ranked third on the Oricon Albums Chart, is German for "choice"; according to Aiba, the word symbolizes each member's decision to join the band, while the new songs on the album represent the actions taken by their respective characters. "Promise" would rank 87th on ''
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'' best-selling singles of 2020, while ''Wahl'' was 62nd and 67th on its best-selling albums and
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charts, respectively. In March, the band received the Singing Award from the
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. Roselia's first concert of the year was Einheit (German for "United"), the first day of the BanG Dream! 8th Live at Fuji-Q Highland Conifer Forest, on 21 August; Aiba returned for the live's encore two days later alongside Raise A Suilen's Raychell and Poppin'Party. "ZEAL of proud", the band's 11th single, was released on 20 January 2021; the titular song was later used as the opening for ''Cardfight!! Vanguard overDress''. Rausch und/and Craziness II was held on 22 February at
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, and an online concert titled Rausch und/and Craziness -interlude- took place on 12 December 2020. A two-part film focusing on the band titled ''BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia''—subtitled ''Promise'' and ''Song I am.'', both of which are the names of Roselia songs—opened in theaters in 2021; ''Promise'' premiered on 23 April, while ''Song I am.'' did so on 25 June. Roselia and Poppin'Party performed together at the BanG Dream! 9th Live, subtitled The Beginning, at Fuji-Q Highland Conifer Forest on 21–22 August. The two also performed at Animax Musix 2021 at Yokohama Arena on 20 November. Edelstein ("gemstone") took place on 11–12 December at the
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's Century Hall. In 2022, Roselia collaborated with artist
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for the song . The band's mini-album ''Rozen Horizon'' was released on 18 May. A two-day show titled Episode of Roselia, based on the movies of the same name and subtitled Weißklee ("
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") and Rose, took place 21–22 May at Fuji-Q Highland Conifer Forest.


Members

*
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(Yukina Minato, vocals): When she joined the ''BanG Dream!'' franchise, Aiba had the least musical experience in the band. She was initially wary of portraying the stoic Yukina as she regards herself as having an "active" personality, but eventually committed to the role. Talking with ''
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'' in 2020, she explained she tries to "express my secret feelings with a small expression and voice" as Yukina withholds her emotions when performing. * Haruka Kudō (Sayo Hikawa, guitar): Kudō began playing guitar in high school; although she wished to make her stage debut as a singer, her live performances as Roselia's guitarist eventually contributed to singing opportunities. In live concerts, she plays an ESP M-II. * Yuki Nakashima (Lisa Imai, bass): Officially described as the "sixth Roselia member", Nakashima made her debut at the BanG Dream! 5th Live. Excluding replacing Endō's lines in the game, her first voice acting role as Lisa came in the music video for "Neo-Aspect". *
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(Ako Udagawa, drums): Sakuragawa began drumming in junior high school, but was not familiar with playing harder rock music prior to Roselia. *
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(Rinko Shirokane, keyboard): Shizaki was announced as Roselia's new keyboardist and Rinko's voice actress on 7 November 2018. Before joining the franchise, she had been playing the piano for 12 years. ;Former members *
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(Rinko, 2016–2018): Akesaka grew up playing the piano but stopped as a teenager. In August 2018, the franchise announced she would leave the franchise (officially using the term "graduate") after being diagnosed with
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; she had suffered temporary hearing loss on two occasions in March, with concerts proving to be too much of a risk to continue. Her last event was the Roselia Fan Meeting 2018. *
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(Lisa, 2016–2018): Prior to Roselia, Endō had no experience with the bass. In December 2017, she announced she would retire from the entertainment industry in June 2018 due to declining health. Endō's last performance with Roselia was the BanG Dream! 5th Live, with her final show coming on 1 June.


In-universe band

Adhering to ''BanG Dream!'' premise of voice actresses performing their own music, Roselia's members portray characters in the anime and ''Girls Band Party!''. In a 2019 interview with ''Billboard Japan'', Kudō and Sakuragawa noted the distinction of being a "voice actor's band" helped increase interest among audiences unfamiliar with either the game or show. Roselia is one of four bands in the franchise that performs their own live music along with Poppin'Party, Raise A Suilen, and Morfonica. In the anime and game, Roselia is a popular band led by Yukina Minato whose skill has caught the attention of the music industry. A rock band with
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leanings, Roselia's shows are based on gothic-style and elaborate costumes and visuals. Their name is a combination of "
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" and "
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", a reference to a
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as it represents the band's goals of achieving the impossible. As Poppin'Party serves as the anime's protagonists, Roselia plays a minor role in the first season where they perform at live house Space's final concert. The two bands later share a co-starring role in the show's beach-oriented
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, with Roselia's "Passionate Starmine" being used as the episode's ending theme. Roselia receives additional focus in the second season as they host a self-sponsored show and support Poppin'Party's plans to organize their own. The third season follows Roselia's participation in the Girls Band Challenge competition alongside Poppin'Party and Raise A Suilen. In ''Girls Band Party!'' main story, the band is one of four groups recruited by the
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and Poppin'Party to participate in the titular event. The game's Roselia-centric band stories follow the group's formation in "Bloom of the Blue Rose", their efforts to rediscover their pride after a falling-out in "Neo-Aspect", and their aspirations of going professional in Sprechchor. The first two band stories and the "Noble Rose" event story trilogy are also covered in ''Episode of Roselia''. A
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by Pepako Dokuta focusing on the band titled ''BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Roselia Stage'' ran in Overlap's online manga magazine ''Gardo Comics'' from February to September 2017. The series is licensed for North American release by
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. In August 2020, Roselia collaborated with the mobile game ''
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'' as its voice actresses served as guest hosts of the in-game radio show and their characters became playable.


Discography

, Roselia has 50 original songs.
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's Asuka Oda serves as the primary lyricist for the band's tracks, doing so for all but two songs, while other members of Elements Garden like
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and Ryutaro Fujinaga provide arrangement and composition. In addition to ''Anfang'' and ''Wahl'', Roselia has collaborated with the other ''BanG Dream!'' bands for cover song compilation albums known as ''Cover Collections''; in June 2020, the ''BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Cover Collection Vol. 4'' topped Oricon's Weekly Albums Chart. Five
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s with the band's concerts have also been released. The
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releases of the ''Episode of Roselia'', both released on 15 December 2021, were bundled with original songs; ''Song I am.'' peaked at fourth on Oricon's Blu-ray Disc Chart while ''Promise'' was one spot lower.


Singles


Albums


Live albums


Notes


References


External links

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